Johanna Jainchill has been appointed Editor in Chief at Travel Weekly in Rutherford - NJ, USA
Editorial leadership at Northstar Travel Group's industry-leading travel trade brand, Travel Weekly, will undergo several changes on January 1, 2026.
After 25 years at the helm of Travel Weekly as Editor in Chief, Northstar Executive Vice President/Editorial Director Arnie Weissmann will step aside from overseeing the daily editorial operations but will continue traveling and contributing his column and other writing to the brand.
Weissmann, who prior to taking on the editorship had co-founded Weissmann Travel Reports (now incorporated in the Northstar product travel42) and had served as a Group Publisher and Senior Advisor for Business Development for Northstar, will continue to represent Travel Weekly and Northstar in the industry and will serve in an advisory role within Northstar. His new title will be Explorer at Large for Northstar.
"I wanted to give a new generation of leadership the opportunity to bring Travel Weekly forward while also continuing to make meaningful contributions to the industry myself," Weissmann said. "This new structure accomplishes both goals."
Johanna Jainchill, currently News Editor at Travel Weekly, will be promoted to the role of Editor in Chief, and current Travel Weekly Managing Editor Rebecca Tobin will be promoted to the role of Director, Editorial Strategy & Operations, Travel Weekly.
In addition, Ken Shapiro has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, Content Director of the Retail Group. Shapiro, who currently oversees the content teams at Northstar brands TravelAge West, TravelPulse, TravelPulse Canada, AGENTatHOME, and travel42, will add oversight of Travel Weekly to his portfolio. Shapiro has more than 20 years' experience working in travel trade journalism and content.
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